Michelle Dockery
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Michelle Suzanne Dockery is an English actress and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She reprised her role in the films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025).
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1981
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Key facts
- Born
- Michelle Suzanne Dockery , ( 1981-12-15 ) 15 December 1981 (age 44) , Romford , England
- Alma mater
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Occupations
- Actress, singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 2004–present
- Spouse
- Jasper Waller-Bridge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 22 September 2023</span>"}]]}'>2023 )
- Relatives
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Isobel Waller-Bridge (sisters-in-law)
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Encyclopedic overview
Michelle Suzanne Dockery (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, best known for starring as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She reprised her role in the films Downton Abbey (2019), Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025).
After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dockery made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in a 2007 London revival of Pygmalion, she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award. For her role in the 2009 play Burnt by the Sun, she earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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